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1
In charge of diplomacy is the Department of:
Labor
State
Defense
2
The first U.S. State Dinner was hosted by US Grant in 1874. It was for King Kalakaua of the:
United Kingdom
Solomon Islands
Hawaiian Islands
3
Which NBA team is the first to sign for an ad on their uniforms?
Philadelphia
Los Angelos
New York
Chicago
4
Which site averages recent polls and has Clinton up by 5.9 percent nationally?
cnn
RealClear Politics
nytimes.com
Drudge
5
If you're anti-war, you are:
against war
on the fence
don't care
for war
6
Which is a building where you watch fish?
aquarium
natatorium
factory
7
AT&T is buying Time Warner in order to acquire HBO, CNN, Warner Brothers and all their valuable
content
debt
airline miles
8
Photographers who take intrusive pictures of celebrities.
photographia
paparazzi
graffiti
snap chatter
9
Europe's Schiaparelli lander crashed on the red planet, which is:
Neptune
Saturn
Mars
10
The longest-running show in Broadway history had its 10,000th performance in 2012. It's:
"Phantom of the Opera"
"Cats"
"The Lion King"
11
Because Arizona, Ohio, North Carolina, Utah could go either way they are termed:
blue states
questionable
red states
battleground states
12
On Feb. 26, drivers will compete in the Daytona 500, which is what kind of race?
bike
horse
NASCAR
Formula 1
13
In 2003 a U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq and overthrew the regime of:
Saddam Hussein
Jo Mamma
Muammar Gaddafi
Hosni Mubarak
14
What's the most-commonly spoken language of Iraq?
Latin
Arabic
Persian
Farsi
15
If someone gets into your network or computer without your OK, you've been:
extracted
hacked
rebooted
spammed
16
Nneka Ogwumike was the hero for the LA Sparks as they beat what Minnesota team?
Vikings
Lynx
Twins
17
In 1779 which American was the first to establish a U.S. overseas mission, in Paris?
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
18
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia/Oceania.
countries
continents
counties
19
This comes from a cow:
bacon
ham
veggie burgers
beef
20
In the debate Donald Trump said Hillary Clinton lies, unlike:
Abraham Lincoln
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush
21
Pres. Obama is in the end of his final term, so he is:
a spruce goose
a lame duck
an old hen
22
The Cubs & Indians are tied 1-1 in the WS. What year were the Cubs in their last World Series?
1945
2003
1908
23
What is Iraq's capital?
Baghdad
Mosul
Tikrit
24
Which singer has been called arrogant because he hasn't acknowledged that he won a Nobel Prize?
Bob Denver
Bob Dylan
Bob Barker
25
Which team in the World Series is cursed by a billy goat?
Giants
Blue Jays
Cubs
Indians
26
Gettysburg, where Donald Trump spoke, s the site of a key Civil War battle in what state?
Texas
Kansas
Pennsylvania
27
At the debate Trump said he'd look at it at the time when asked about accepting the results of:
TPP
tax returns
election results
28
If there is a tie in the Electoral College who chooses the president?
The Senate
The Popular Vote
The House of Representatives
29
Studies say that when people increase their intake of plain water they also reduce their:
calories
reading
sleep
30
The US Constitution has 27 of these permanent changes
vetoes
bills
amendments